Genetic characterization of over hundred years old <em>Caretta caretta</em> specimens from Italian and Maltese museums
Museum collections have proven to be a useful source of samples for the reconstruction of evolutionary history and phylogeography of many taxa. This study was aimed at assessing the success rate in a genetic analysis of historical material, in order to explore the feasibility and eventually begin th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Firenze University Press
2011-06-01
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Series: | Acta Herpetologica |
Online Access: | https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/1609 |